Poker society had no respect to Stu Ungar.

[navuta]

I dont think that they are purposefully "making fun" at him. From what i saw on someo f the specials on him ( i thought they were epsn) it seemed that they were just explaining what he went through in his life. Instead of making fun of him i bet they were just trying to push hard on the fact that drugs are horrible in every way. They put someone in a black hole like stu fell into. So once again i dont think it was an attack, more of a warning to anyone watching that this was a lifestyle that you most likely do not want to be involved with, even if you think that his life (winning the WSOP) was a dream come true.

Im talking specificaly about ESPN on the video link I seed to you.
The reposter iven says to him: "you dont know how to play poker".
The other says... Im poor... But Im aliveeeeee... Im poor but Im aliveeeee
And at another shot, the camera zoom in into nothing and someone says on the video.. Stue?.... stue?.... stue?..... like he could not see him, and him could not listem to him...
Anyway... TV = Fake reality

[allinking17]

I aplologize, it didnt even look like it was a link. You are right on your post.

[DINGO8MYBABY]

There were some people who tried to help Ungar, people like Billy Baxter and Mike Sexton, but there is only so much you can do for a person. Stuey was an addict, and most addicts don't want help/change, but as someone (I think it was TJ Cloutier) said if Ungar had known that there were going to be 10K buy-ins as frequently as there are today he would have cleaned up to play all that poker. As for ESPN, they're full of crap anyway.

[navuta]

I dont think he would stop for all those 10K buy -ins off today.
He needed more than money..
more than prestige.
He needed only be the best on something.
And he chossed poker.